Shooting death brings Chester homicide count this year to 19

CHESTER — A 32-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday, according to police, marking the 19th homicide in the city this year and the second victim of gun violence to die within a week.

Officers were dispatched to the area of Eighth and Wood streets at about 6:14 p.m. for a report of a gunshot victim, according to a release from Detective Division Captain James Chubb. While en route, responding officers learned that a man had been shot in the chest.

Upon arriving, police found Evan Dill-Smith lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his upper torso area, according to the release. A vehicle believed to have been operated by the victim was also found with two bullet holes in the front passenger side window.

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Paramedics from Crozer-Chester Medical Center treated Dill-Smith at the scene and transported him to the hospital for further treatment, where he was pronounced dead at about 6:50 p.m., according to the release.